University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 12, 1988
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Ed Nelson, Overland Park graduate student, refines his soccer skills. The men's soccer team practiced yesterday at Shenk Complex. The Jayhawks are 11-2-1 this fall and will play Wichita State this weekend.
Kansas soccer coach praises club's efforts
Kansan sportswriter
Bv Ken Winford
At the beginning of the season, if none were to win the old Kansas soccer team, he would have that his team had a chance to win 20 games; he probably would have
These days Shirtlife is doing a lot of laughing. It seems to go along with winning, which the 12-Javahwigs also are doing often.
"At this point, winning 20 game is a realistic goal for us," said Shirliffe, whose Wajahwaks have 12-54 last fall and 6-11 last spring. "It's been a challenging beginning of the year. I'm happy with where we are right now."
Kansas won its fifth and sixth
raight games in wickets by beaten
by bwc. The KKL was day in
Manhattan and blanking
3-0, Sunday at Memorial
Stadium.
Overland Park forward Ed Nelson scored all three goals in the victory over Nebraska.
"It was the best game KU has played in two years," Nelson said. "I was on the receiving end of so many injuries and was able to put it away."
Nelson, a third-year player, said this year's team had the ability to be the best soccer team in KU history.
"We are confident, but at the same time we know we can't let up," Nelson said. "There is an ability we've been playing together for five or six weeks now and we're starting to benefit from that hard work. We knew we had the ability we were starting to come through."
"We have so many great players that are sitting on the bench." Shirliff said. "We can bring them together and getting as good a performance from them as the starters. We have six or seven forwards and any of them could start. That means when you only have two spots to fill up."
Shirtliffe said Kansas' depth was a key factor in its good start.
Captain Allan Klenke, in his third season, said the Jayhawks had something to prove this year.
"Coming off last year, we knew where we stood." Klienke said. We know now that games, but we've been able to come through at the end. We are in a good position right now. We are not alone. This is one producer is getting well.
The Jayhawks will face a big test Saturday when they play Wichita State in its homecoming game. The Jays are one-beo goal games against the Shockers, with the first contest going into overtime. The Jayhawks beat Wichita State 1-0 in the Jayhawk Fall Classic finals.
Cone's five-hitter helps Mets tie NL playoff series at three
"We've handled every opponent of that WSU," Ainsaelt said. "We've been the game we play. As a freshman, I've been able to benefit from the leadership that the older players had, and it makes it easier to adjust."
Freshman fullback Dave Anstett said he was looking forward to the rematch with Wichita State.
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — David Cone wrote a different story in Game Six of the National League playoffs, pitching a five-hitter as the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 last season and seven series at three games again.
The Jayhawks will be back in Lawrence Sunday to play Central Missouri. The game will begin at 2 o'clock in Complex, Hardy and Iowa streets.
The decisive seventh game will be played today at Dogden Stadium. Old Hershey, a 2x game winner, and Angels against Ron Darling, 17-9.
Kevin McReynolds, with a two-run home run among his four hits in four at-bats, provided the offense against loser Tim Leary. McReynolds, who also had a sacrifice fly, drove in three of the five runs as New York won the scoring Manager Dave Johnson had promised for the sixth game.
Hershiser started Games One and Three without getting a decision, and got a save in the Dodgers' 12 innings, 5-4 victory in Game Four.
"The four hits tied a NL. play record achieved by eight players, the last being Tito Landrum of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985.
2 lead into Game Six
After the Mets won the first game 3-2 with three runs in the ninth off the bat, Mets fans wrote in a first-person artist for the New York Daily News that Howell looked like a "high school pitcher" to throw it as he "killed" to throw eight inch shoults.
The Dodgers, inspired by Cone's prose, chased him after two innings of Game Two. scoring five runs on five hits in his game to a 83 victory. It was the shortest outing as a starter this year and columnist lasted only one day.
Come then came back and got the last three out of the Mets' 84 victory in Game Three on Saturday, but still lost by two saves. He gave his 2024 season was not a season.
After a shaky first innings, Cone
dodges the Dodgers on one hit until
twelve were out in the fifteen when
the Rangers hit an RBI. Sax
Sawed and Mickey Hatcher
singled in a run to make it 4-10.
Hatcher was 6 for-10 this season and 1-for-20
Cone ended the byegeting to Kirk Gibson to pop to third. Cone, who didn't make his first start until fifth, was the most sixth. The Dodgers' 4-5 bitters were six.
hitless in 16 at-bats
In each of the first five games the Dodgers took the lead. During the regular season the Mets scored first in seven of the 11 games.
This time, the Mets came on running — and scoring — against Leary.
Leary, a former Met, was 17-1.
Leary, a former Met, was 17-11 during the season but lost three of his last five decisions. He was 0-2 against Detroit in nine runs and 13 hits in 12 innings.
Keith Hernandez struck out and, after Darryl Strawberry walked to the base, McReynolds hit a sacrifice fly to right field. McFevre scored during RHIs during the season and hit 39 runs in runners position with position.
After fouling off several patches, leadoff hit Lendy Drakstra a hit shot and was out of an error. Wally Backman, who was moved from eight to second in the order, dropped a perfect hit-and-run on Drakstra. In left to right Drakstra to third.
Strawberry, 9-4 for 26 in the series, and McKenyldes led off the third game of the season. Kevin Elster hit an RB1 double. Elster was 10-4 against Leary with 17 shots. Elmer scored in 83 minutes.
season.
Leary walked strawberry leading off the fifth and McKeynolds followed with a home run over a 70-foot score. McKeynolds also hit a home run in Game 4.
The Mets made it 5-1 in the sixth when Dykstra doubled and scored on Hernandez's single.
Gibson, attempting to sacrifice,
popped up to Cone in front of the
plate. During the season, Gibson had
three sacrifice buns.
Cone got off to a bad start when he walked Sax on pitches and three balls to Hatcher. The third ball to Hatcher was a wild pitch and Sax moved to second. Hatcher then walked on a 3-1 pitch.
Gibson reinforced his left hummingst
stealing a base in the ninth inning of
the Dodgers' 74 victory in Game 5. He
fell for an interception and appl
cipient until just before the game.
The Mets missed a scoring chance of their own in the second when Elster, leading off the inning, reached second on third baseman Jeff Hamilton's strowing error. Cone hit him in the back and, after Dykstra was hit by a ball, a Luck struck out Backman, and Hernandez grounded into a force play.
Jayhawk punter gets his 'kicks' on playing field
By Jeff Euston
Kansan sportswriter
At 6-ftel 4 inches, 205 pounds,
Kansas panter B. J. Belsen is as big
as some of the Jayhawks' linebackers.
But Lohsen, who was a lineman in high school, doesn't plan to be pressed into defensive duty.
"I first started kicking my freshman year in high school, but I didn't really kick all that much because they were so strong," the Burson, Calif., junior said.
"But I blem my knee out when it was a sophomore in high school. I taught the coach I wanted to play football. But football, that's all you can be. It you take another shot like you did. You can't be a hitter. That is said. All right." I'll become a kicker.
After high school, Licken kicked at San Joaquin Delta Junior College for two seasons. His pitting improved, when he attended a kicking camp.
"It's been a big change," he said.
"I had never played in front of more than 500 people at on time. So playing in the first game with 35,000.
Lohsen's switch from junior to major college football has been successful in the Big Eight Conference in painting with a 41.29 yard average — second only to Colorado and Keith Engle. He leads the nation with a 47.96 average.
"I went to a kicking camp while there was and the punter from the team came up and I asked Hansen was there," Lösen said, "he might him if he would show me what all his secrets were, and he basically loved us what to do and how to do it."
Loosen has missed his only two field goal attempts this season. A 41-yarder hit the crossbar against Baylor and a 33-yarder went wide against New Mexico State.
it was kind of shocking. I wasn't used to it and I was really nervous on the first kick, but after that, it was just played in playing in any other game.
In addition to his punting duties Lohsen handles kickoffs and long goal field attempts. His leg strength eye of a Kansas coach Gler Mason.
"He's got a good, strong leg." Mason said. "He's erratic at times, but he can kick the ball a long way."
Lohsen has missed his only two field goal attempts this season. 41-arylier hit the crossbar against Baylor and has gone wide against New Mexico State.
Lohsen's longest punt of the season occurred at a crucial moment during the New Mexico State game
"That was probably the highlight of the season so far." Lohsen said.
With time running out in the first half, the Jayhawks were stopped before forced to punt. Lobben came on and booted the ball 62 yards. New Mexico State was unable to set up a return and didn't score before the half
Another of Losen's impressive kicks occurred during Saturday's game against Nebraska Kicking against Houston. The game pouted out of bounds
Punter B.J. Lohsen ranks second in the Big Eight Conference this season with a 41.29 yard average.
at the 3-yard line.
"When I kicked it, I wasn't intending on putting it out of bounds. I was just trying to pooch kick it - it kick really high. I just hit it right and it went on the three. I was really pleased with it." Losseen said.
A bounce can make a tremendous difference in a play.
"A good bounce can turn a bad kick in a good kick," and vice versa, he said. "The ball can be hard; it is hard, but it is soft in some spots and the ball can bounce and die or it can not."
ers are to the team's field position, Lohsen said they don't receive the credit they deserve.
"The team kind of overtooks the hackers," he said. "They think, 'Oh, you have a lot to very much.' The fans say, 'Oh, he'a kicker. He doesn't have that much of luck.'"
As important as punters and kick
"But if you are down by two points and you kick a field goal and you win, you don't want to be the kicker and everybody wants to be your friend. If you miss the kick in the same situation, nobody wants to talk to you because you're kind of stuck in your own boat."
Sports Briefs
KANSAS BASEBALL WINS TWO
The Kansas baseball team swept both the varsity and junior varsity games of a doubleheader with Allen Hammond at host day of Hofsteld-Maupin Stadium.
Starting pitcher Brad Hinkle gave up only two hits and one run in seven innings in the varsity game. Mike Barker made both final two innings and save a giveaway.
The Jayhawks won the varsity game 9-4, and beat the Red Devils 7-1 in the junior varsity game.
Dan Benninghofh hit a three run home run and finished the game with five RBIs. Troy Mentzer also had a home run in the game.
Steve McGinnies started the junior varsity game and pitched three innings. Darius Harin, Eric Stonec�, and Rory Cunningham each pitched two innings in relief
The Jayhawks play Johnson County Community College in varsity and junior varsity games at the p.m. tomorrow at Hogan Memorial Park.
PHILIPS SPONSORS TOURA-
MENT: The Big Eight Conference,
which netted a reported $600,000
Jason Spalittio had four hits in the second game, including two home runs, a triple and a single.
A Big Eight spokesman declined to say whether the fee had increased. But Bill Hancock, assistant commissioner, said Phillips had renewed for a third season and the tournament with options to continue beyond the 1990 tournament.
sponsorship fee last year from Phillips on www. announced Monday the Okla. team will play a double game renewed its tie with the conference's basketball tournament for two more years.
The Cowboy junior won this it time for his four-fouchem, 174-yard day against Colorado. He won in a game against quarterback Corey Welks and Oka-
Sanders has played four games this season, and four times the Wichita North product has named big Eight offensive player of the week
"Money from all our sponsorship programs is divided equally among the schools' athletic departments to help defray costs of, among other things, non-revenue sports and academic programs." Hancock said.
If Barry Sanders wins the big Eight offensive player of the week award next week after Oklahoma was named, they'll just retire the honor in his name.
hull fallback Leon Perry to be one of two players in Tigers Eight. He played a big part in the secutive seasons, Ironically, running back Thurman Thomas did it last week.
Defensive player of the week honed went to Oklahoma defensive back Kyle Rudolph, who recovered and seven tackles, broke a pass and recovered a fumble in a 28-13 victory over Texas. He won in a 21-0 win against defensive back Adrian Jones.
The last player to win offensive honors four times in a season was Nebraska's Mike Rojer in 1983.
Oklahoma quarterback Jake Holleman, who hurt his right arm against Texas, might not start Saturn's game. State Coach Barry Sarty
Holley, a senior, suffered the injury late in the first quarter as the ninth-ranked Sooners moved toward their first touchdown drive. Backup Thompson took over with Oklahoma and Oklahoma "we" played the rest of the game.
"Jamelle didn't practice yesterday. Jamelle was hobbled pretty good." Switzer said.
HOLIEWAY OUT FOR K-STATE
"If he misses another day of practice — and the way he looked yesterday, I wouldn't think he'd practice today — we'll start Charles. You've not to practice to play "
RICHMOND SIONS: The Golden State Warriors have signed top draft guard Kyle Johnson and guard force guard Kansas State who played on the United States' Olympic team
The club Monday said that an agreement was reached with Richmond on a 5-year pact, but it would not release details of the contract.
However, the San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that a newspaper Richmonds salary was at $47,000 per ball park of around $600,000.
"I'm just happy to have all this behind us so I can concentrate on basketball," said Chapman.
Chapman agreed to the contract after a long meeting that began with a discussion over the Carl Scherer, owner George Shinn, and David Falk, Chapman's attor
CHARLOTTE SIGNS CHAPMAN
Rex Chapman the company's top
writer of the $2.6 million contract with the Hornets yesterday after weeks of stalled negotiations.
Gansz predicts more close games this year
The Associated Press
The most frustrating game of the season may have been last Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Houston Oilers because the N.C. Lions' Lowery is one of the NE C. Lakers' best defenses.
KANAS CITY, Mo — The Kansas City Chiefs had one game and lost three by a total of five points on route their 14-1 mark, and Coach Smith scored.
"We must score when we have field position," Gansz said yesterday "That's the edge we must have."
Gansz figures the Chiefs are destined to play close games the rest of the season.
"And what happened the one time late in the game when we moved back down the stairs," Gansz said. "We started moving straight back. We got a penalty. We made another mistake, and we had to get close enough for Nick to try it."
"We have to start scoring when we have field position, continue to force turnovers, protect the passer better, stop the run better and run ourselves
more effectively," Gansz said. "And we can do all those things."
A few lineup changes may greet the Los Angeles Raiders for Sunday's game. Linebacker Amy Hawks and defensive Innenmark Mark Adickes and Brian Jowik, who have been selected ready for the Raiders, Gansz监事
An obvious problem that keeps hampering the Kansas City offense has been a failure to do well on first down.
"We've found ourselves far too many times with second-long, and third-and-long." Gansz said. "That's where you get interceptions because you have made yourself a slick player, but the defense knows you've got to pass. But we have a quarterback (Steve Debroger) who is in his first year with us and with this system. The Cincinnati Bengals had a very, very fine ballback last year, but they ended up with the same (41) record against the Philadelphia in its fifth year, and this season they're doing quite well with it.